Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st March 2010, 03:45 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st March 2010, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 38
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st March 2010, 02:07 AM
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Yes, interesting David,
With nine circular in...
Yes, interesting David,
With nine circular in the greneng section, and three in the sekar kacang part. And this picture below, just for comparing the ricikan (details) in the gandhik part -- between...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th March 2010, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 38
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Dear Alan,
I've tried to watch this suspicious...
Dear Alan,
I've tried to watch this suspicious blade more carefully. And the whole impressions is that this blade doesn't seem completely new, although it is possible that the blade is forged from...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th March 2010, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 38
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Conclusion for the time being:
Commercially...
Conclusion for the time being:
Commercially motivated sundang, forged of old steel, with ageing process... Made in Jawa? I will keep it, until I get a real sundang...
Thanks a lot to all, for the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th March 2010, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 14
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More Close Ups
More close ups on the collection of Musee de l'Homme, Paris from museum's catalogue. Keris with dhapur "jalak sangu tumpeng". And also, balinese gold keris-handle ornamented with precious stones...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th March 2010, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 14
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Then fortunately, we may meet in Jakarta after...
Then fortunately, we may meet in Jakarta after 28th of March... Email me your contact number while in Jakarta. But in France? Oh la la, not "really" France, but only a couple kilometers from French...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th March 2010, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,959
The National Museum of Jakarta
Which date, Cedric?
Unfortunately, this 21st-28th of March next week I would be out of Jakarta, to Basel, Barcelona and ... en France.
But I would suggest you -- as I suggest to everyone who spends...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th March 2010, 02:10 AM
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Replies: 38
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Me too, Kai, I'm pretty sure this scabbard is a...
Me too, Kai, I'm pretty sure this scabbard is a replacement, maybe much later. The craftmanship, it is more central javanese scabbard than maduran. Not too old "timoho" (kleinhovia hospita) wood......
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th March 2010, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 38
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The most common technique by my Maduran friends...
The most common technique by my Maduran friends -- at least once or twice I practice just to know how -- is "kamalan" (technique of ageing new blade) with crushed red brick (for laying the keris in a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th March 2010, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 38
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th March 2010, 02:04 AM
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Replies: 38
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th March 2010, 02:01 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 27,471
WHICH SUNDANG?
Dear All,
This old blade has been in my collection for almost one year. But it is still doubtful for me to say that it is a sundang. The type of "greneng" (I don't think this is the right term for...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th March 2010, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 53
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th March 2010, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 53
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Good Match or Not?
Dear All,
I try to match this old sumatran 'pendokok' to a jawa demam hilt recently. Are they a good match, or not, if I put this composition to a Riau keris like this? I know there are some...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th March 2010, 03:20 AM
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Replies: 8
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Dear Sajen,
I have seen many kinds of Loro...
Dear Sajen,
I have seen many kinds of Loro Blonyo (please spell it "low-row blow-nyow") but I don't know which is 'original', which is souvenir item. What I know is, real Loro Blonyo statues are...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th March 2010, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 8
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Thanks, David and Alan for the response,
In...
Thanks, David and Alan for the response,
In the javanese cosmology -- according to a study of Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta -- this pair of bride and bride-groom could means as symbol of...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th March 2010, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 8
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LORO BLONYO
Beside having kerises, some javanese family in Yogyakarta and Surakarta have this pair of "Loro Blonyo" in their homes. Usually they put in "senthong tengah" or central living room in traditional...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th August 2009, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 77
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th August 2009, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 77
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th August 2009, 10:39 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th August 2009, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 77
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.. And for 'traditional staining' in Jawa, not...
.. And for 'traditional staining' in Jawa, not only the preparation of "mutih" the blade is absolutely important, but also the formula of mixing the ready-to-use warangan. (The art is here. I have...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th August 2009, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 62,288
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th August 2009, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 62,288
NYEK AND KOLOH
Dear Kulbuntet,
If you stain your keris like the way you paint something with warangan -- with for instance, paint brush -- then this method is called "nyek" (the "e" spelled as vocal "e" in...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th August 2009, 03:16 AM
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Replies: 77
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